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Today I embarked on the journey. With my new 6Qt KitchenAid Stand mixer, over 1000 recipes to try, modify, and eliminate for the cook book I am on my way!

Today, I made Orange rolls for Steve’s breakfast. basically it’s a take on cinnamon rolls but with Orange instead of the cinnamon. They were really tasty, but I just couldn’t get the carb and fat content down low enough for consideration in the cook book – boo.

Dinner was another story. Every recipe for this meal will make it into the book.

We had:
Pork Stroganoff over home made low fat/low carb linguine with a honeydew pavlova for dessert – AMAZING!!

It’s been a week since I got my mixer, and so far, I’ve made something every day. From guilt free brownies to vegetable curry, I’ve done a lot of cooking and baking. So far with some great success. A couple of items I’ve tried have been good, but just not cook book worth.

I promised a recipe to the pork stroganoff. and I will post that along with the guilt free brownies.

Directions:
Preheat oven to 325F
Combine first 10 ingredients in your mixer until smooth. Fold in chocolate chips and hazelnuts. Pour into a 9×9 pan that has been sprayed with cooking spray. Cook for 45 minutes. The brownies will be a little bit soft, but that’s ok, they will firm up as they cool. Cut into 3×3 brownies, and enjoy!

Couple of things on this that might be causing question marks for you.

Peanut Butter Powder? What the heck is that? Well, it’s made from defatted peanuts, which means that the excess oil has been squeezed out of the peanuts. Depending on the brand, powdered peanut butter sometimes includes a little salt and/or sugar. When you add water to it and stir until smooth, you’ve got instant low-calorie peanut butter! This powder provides us with a TON of protein.

Stevia nectar? This is a new product from Truvia, I think it is going to revolutionize the cooking industry. Where were you Stevia when I was in high school?? Stevia is an herb originally from South America, though it now grows throughout the world. It is naturally very sweet and considered 100 to 200 times sweeter than sugar, but it doesn’t raise blood sugar levels like sugar and other artificial sweeteners do. It also does not encourage cravings like Artificial Sweeteners do. Truvia nectar has only 10 calories for a 1/2 tsp serving. It makes a great replacement for honey or agave and is SUPER low glycemic.

Cream margarine and brown sugar together, add egg, vanilla, and water. add all dry ingredients – you can sift them together before you add them to the wet ingredients. Add raisins last.

Roll cookies into 1 inch balls and place onto a baking sheet (I used a silpat). use the bottom of a glass sprayed with cooking spray to flatten the cookies. Cook for 9 – 12 minutes (depending on your oven). Cool on a wire rack for 10 – 15 minutes or eat em hot!

Combine all the ingredients in a medium sauce pan and bring to a low simmer. let it cook down for about 8 minutes, set aside to cool. brush on your favorite grill meat or use it on your favorite sandwich.

Directions:
Heat sesame oil in a large wok on high heat for about 4 minutes (don’t let it smoke or your chicken will by overcooked on the outside and raw in the inside). add your chicken. Stir fry for about 3 minutes until all the sides are white and the chicken is starting to cook through. Add pepper flakes and garlic. Stir fry for another 2 minutes then add your veggies and teriyaki sauce continuing to stir fry for another 3 minutes. Cover letting the sauce steam the veggies until tender crisp and the chicken is completely cooked. Remove the ingredients leaving the sauce. Mix the corn starch and water in a separate bowl until no lumps appear and then add to the remaining sauce in the wok stirring constantly to prevent the sauce from getting too thick. Re=add your chicken and veggies. Turn off the heat and stir everything together. Sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds and serve over rice immediately!